Which statement is true about independent clauses? A. They are connected by a coordinating conjunction. B. They have a subject but do not have a predicate. C. They do not make complete sense on their own. D. They are never combined with a dependent clause. E. They always start with a subordinating conjunction.

Which statement is true about dependent clauses? A. They can stand alone. B. They depend on independent clauses to make sense. C. They begin with coordinating conjunctions. D. They begin with verbs. E. They depend on other dependent clauses to make sense.

What do both independent clauses and dependent clauses have in common?Multiple ChoiceThey both contain a subject and a verb.They both express a complete idea.They don’t actually have anything in common.They both are necessary in creating a complete sentence.

What is another name for an independent clause? A. subordinate conjunction B. coordinate conjunction C. main clause D. correlative clause

A teacher is developing a writing guide. Read the piece of information in each row, then select the section where it fits best.SectionsParts of speechSentence structurePunctuationA simple sentence contains one independent clause.Two independent clauses may be linked with a semicolon or a colon when no coordinating conjunction is used.Articles (a, an, the) are adjectives.If two or more independent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction, the sentence is compound.

Choose the correct answer.Conjunctions that connect words, phrases, or clauses that are similar are called __________ conjunctions. A)    subordinate B)    correlative C)    coordinating